Open Mic WEDNESDAY 5th AUGUST + Political Caption Competition

POLITICAL FACT OF THE DAY: Jimmy Carter was the first president born in a hospital.

POLITICAL QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Fools multiply when wise men are silent.”
― Nelson Mandela

POLITICAL HAIKU OF THE DAY:
Trump speaks of peace
While sharpening threats of war
The dove fears the hawk

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